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Decades-old rule pushes mentally ill Coloradans out of hospitals too soon. Legislators may finally change it.

As Colorado broadly re-assesses its mental health system, a group of legislators, mental health advocates and parents are working to change the Medicaid mental health rule and provide 30 days of inpatient treatment to patients who need it. ....

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Colorado officials weigh rule change to give longer hospital stays to mentally ill patients

A group of Colorado legislators, mental health advocates and parents are working to change the Medicaid mental health rule and provide 30 days of inpatient treatment to patients who need it. ....

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Colorado Legislators Work to Improve State's Mental Illness Care

A group of state lawmakers, advocates and parents are working to change a Medicaid rule that limits psychiatric hospital stays to 15 days a month, but the change would need $7.2 million annually and federal approval. ....

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Colorado officials weigh rule change to give longer hospital stays to mentally ill patients

A group of Colorado legislators, mental health advocates and parents are working to change the Medicaid mental health rule and provide 30 days of inpatient treatment to patients who need it. ....

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With Psych Wards Full, Mentally Ill Accused of Crimes Languish in Jail

Those referred for treatment in order to stand trial can wait behind bars longer than the sentence for the crime they’re charged with ....

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